Bart Ehrman - Conversations with History 

This guy is great. Corrected many of my misconceptions and got me to quit being an antitheist. Still an atheist but I see religion differently after his books and lectures.

Professor Bart Ehrman… if I could meet him in person I would want to thank him forgiving me a sense of the depth and a deeper understanding of not only the History of Christianity … But helping me to refine my own views by understanding the psychological aspects therein.

This is one of the best interviewers of Bart I have seen. He did not hero worship Bart like most others do.This is the calmest I have ever seen Bart and at his highest efficacy. Sure would like to see Bart school Jordan Peterson and Ben Shipiro.

Kudos to Professor Ehrman from a fellow UNC guy in Hong Kong. A friend of mine in California just alerted me your interview on NPR this morning.

Highly informative and useful.

Bart is a great man I love listening to him thank you sir.

That was a very brave thing that Bart did. --> being in the thick of Catholisism, studiying it to the bone and coming to the conculsion that the Bible is flawed, written by men, fear based, has been mis-interpreted, contradictory, etc...then moving away from his faith to become Agnostic. Most of us who have some kind of foundation in religion (however small it may be, such as myself only going to 1st & 2nd grade in Catholic school) only cling to our religion because of fear.

Ehrman is quite possibly my favourite Biblical scholar. I'm quite sure his lack of belief/faith is a factor in that but he's so thorough, reasonable and reasoned that it seems virtually impossible to fault his approach.

(cont'd) even after we become educated and well-rounded adults and are "allolwed" to learn about other religions and study our own religion, further, in non-religious universities. I think a lot of people have similar experiences. I give kudos to Prof. Bart for taking his stance.

dont know if anyone commeneted on this, but I thought the narrarator was excellent

reading the "Left Behind" series lead me to being an atheist

He's great.

Professor Bart, very entertaining as usual. Facts and logical argument to reconfirm reason for acceptance of available recorded stories.

for 40 yrs I listened as a born again believer........then I began to search why all the competing and conflicting dogma among believers lead me to the study of historical documentation on biblical manuscripts which was a complete and utter failure as to what the Christians take for granted. Supposedly God wrote using his own finger the 10 commandments to Moses.......why didn't he just create the scriptures himself instead of using such a worthless message of ancient superstitious people?

You are either lucky to be loved and taken care of or (like so many) you struggle just to stay alive. People who think they enjoy upsetting others are not happy when they are alone with only their own thoughts. Why doesn't the belief in a god make people happy or nice to everyone?

Best Bart Ehrman video of all.

49:34 My mother took me as a small kid to see the Late Great Planet Earth and it bothered me so much I went out of the theatre and sat in the lobby for an hour and a half waiting for my mother to come out. I felt nauseous.

Why is Jesus not mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls ?

There are literally hundreds of "sects" of Christianity, and is a testimony to the massive confusion the Bible has perpetrated on man. If God intended for men to be confused about what He said in the Bible, then he has succeeded.

Outside of obvious parables within scriptures......what criteria does one use to determine what is to be taken literally or allegorically within its pages and stories? If fact no one knows and as a result, there are over 38,000 denominations of Christianity. Scriptures are hardly a revelation from a God nor could a reader claim to be guided by a Holy Spirit with such diversity of conflicting theology that exists ..truth of any kind cannot be found in such a historical document of confusion.

Me at the opening music: 🔥🎉😎🎊🔥

The solution is to be contented with what we have and bear patience with the challenges faced.

Bart isn't the only Scholar that has seen the new testament has serious flaws. Even in the old testament there are problems. Christians believe that Moses was the author of the first 5 books since that what it says, yet how does moses write about his own death? Second, unless you can read Greek and Aramaic, you can only go by what translated to you, and how can you be sure that translator is correct? The Catholic Church decided what would be. Earliest bible books are from around 900 AD. So theres no proof whatsoever any of the Bibles are truthful. As for the first 5 books, the Jewish Scholars will tell you that they are a compilation of 4 different versions of them. So the new testaments could be the same.

Watch this video of Dr. Bart Ehrman too, very informative! @

on the question of suffering pain is gods way of telling us there is something wrong.

They are one the way...Dr. James White is about to lay him out in debate soon, so I don't know if much will be left. ROFL.

Before you can defend faith and place upon oneself spiritual armour......it would be essential to first investigate whether the bible is a document worthy of revealing such a commitment within a study independent of that commitment. If you assume your defense from scriptures you are assuming it is correct because it says it is correct.......dangerous grounds in which to live one's life...

The left behind series went through my pentecostal church as important reading material. It was equally terrifying as the bible to a believer.

Matthew (4:23) says Jesus preached Gospel in Galilee. We know that all 4 canonical gospels were written 40-90 years after Jesus left this earth. So where is the gospel Jesus preached? God didn't feel fit to preserve the words of Jesus in its original (Aramaic) form.

Joseph not only helped save his family but everyone within Egypt and surrounding areas. About Job and his children We should understand that life is fragile and in a instant can be tragic. We cannot idolize our loved ones and let their departure destroy our faith and phsyche

The Left Behind series was good at the beginning but it got so unbelievable I skipped the last book.

ALSO, myfacevids, you can assume how much study I've done all you want. But I don't have 2 degrees and and about to get a third and perhaps forth and fifth for nothing.

Does he have the guts to go with a lecture series on the Qran or Mohamed ? If he does it , I am willing to listen to him.

Is this the Children's Bible Hour? Guess so.

MrFacet...Jesus said it best: "By their fruit you will know them.." Simple, logic.

I'm not confused at all, there is no validity to any of it for me to have an interpretation in conflict with another.. .............its all the Christians who are confused..... Example..............get a group of Christians together......even from the same bible study in church and ask them.........."What is the role of the Holy Spirit?".......or is the rapture pre/mid or post tribulation? Sit back and listen to the confusion..............

Apparently, the world will end very soon, based on a free book published in 1956 It was called "1975 in Prophecy" and is still available free on the internet. It is very convincing.

@54:00 well that didn't age well eh @Bart D. Ehrman

Hola. In the Hebrew Bible we just find 'Sons of God', part of the angelic hierarchies, somewhat corrupted echoed in the Trial of Jesus 'the son of God' versus Jesus Barabbas (means:'Son of the Father', i.e God). 'Son of God in the flesh' is just a cheap transformation of the old Greek theogony of Hesiod into the new Greek colored theology called Christianity. And that's the end of the matter.

ALSO the amount of study you have probably done vs bart probably amounts to a few bible studies and a few books youve read. I see you posting against bart everywhere.. why.. because you dont like your faith being challenged LOL.. and been seen for what it is.. A BUNCH OF BIG ASSUMPTIONS

Well, you got the definition basically right, but you apply it wrongly to me. Sorry, no cigar.

who came in the flesh God himself or the son of God? 1 Timothy 3:16 "God the father himself" John 1:1 " God the father himself" if God himself came in the flesh that break the trinity! and God has no son. 1 john 4:2 "son of God" 2 John 1:7 "son of God"

No, myfacevides. I don't post against Bart "everywhere." And I don't do it because I don't like my faith challeged. In fact, I LIKE it challeged, so that I can know from study and research just how solid my faith is. So your assertions are simply BIG ASSUMPTIONS themselves. lol.

The best thing about RU-vid is that you meet many of the authors and so called scholars. I only wish I had found this video 2 years ago -it would have saved me $25.99 as I wouldn't have bought his book "Jesus, interrupted". The book is descriptive but the author alternatively uses, misues and ignores the basic concepts of the two natures displayed by Jesus and that the whole point of religion is to uphold a few moral ideals.Rather he rejoices at finding the discrepancies in the trivial

If only Christians were as honest about the text as Bart.

I was not raised fundamentalist but in a presby background..............regardless the only aspect of Christianity I find tolerable is what John Bishop Spong aspires to.......which is so liberal that its more like a self help course than anything divine............that's okay but we have better self help books today than to look at one from 2,000 yrs ago.....I do have a lot of respect for his scholarship and sincerity of his position.

Isnt it a little strange that a bible scholar claims that the concept of the devil "a personal enemy of God" only appears in the book of revelation considering Genesis 3:14; The Lord God said to the snake, because you did this, a curse will be put on you..."

I(Talking about Job) could never replace my 4 kids that is strange. I think that would make sense if the society saw people as property and not humans.

@trac4yt Jesus didn't die. In fact, util you present evidence, he probably never even lived. Prove he was historic and actually lived first, then prove how and where he died and then - ONLY THEN - show that he "rose for the dead" You are deluded.

Boy... What happened to that part of the religious right that was concerned about environmental issues?

The alternative is to realize that God created the world just as it is with it's good and evil. But that would mean that God is responsible for the evil in the world. So people rather believe that an apocalypse is going to happen. They rather think that the world is controlled by Satan and his henchmen and that God is going to do something about it. This is why people are drawn to end-times/last days religions.

I appreciate his work...just wish he would look a little deeper and discover Xenu. The only REAL cause and effect on this rock called earth. I'm a class 8 auditor in the Church of Scientology and would be more than happy to teach him!

How will he meet evolution... which is his maker, and the maker of everyone else??? Or are you referring to some mythical bronze-age sky-daddy?

look at this contradiction the bible says God is not a man! Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man" then the bible says he created man created man in his own image!!

Good thing the church was there to catch that family escaping Cambodia. Think about that for a moment.

I’m noticing he doesn’t mention slavery … only holocaust

"You might want to check into the fact that Bart is spreading lies and deception. At some point I will do a video series proving just that." Accusing Bart Ehrman of lying, i.e. the spreading of falsehoods with the intent to deceive, is a rather bold claim. So it would be appropriate as a matter of course to prove your claim, and not at some point, but right after the claim being made - *if* you can prove it. But you can prove it, can you? If not, you would have been lying yourself. (cont.)

Really? If he meets his "maker" as you call him, then do you think he will judge him for just deciding that the Bible is bogus? Have you read the Bible and discovered all the bad parts or do you just cherry pick the good parts. As Mark Twain said, "It isn't the parts of the Bible I do not understand, but the parts that I do."

"Bart was a pseudo-Born again Christian" Every time a Christian - born again or not - leaves his faith, someone will imply that the former Christian wasn't a *true* Christian to begin with. This is of course an example of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.

and that's the problem.....every denomination sees all the others as a cult........Prod verse Catholic........Calvin verses Luther......Speaking in tongues...faith healing.....prophecy.........how many claims of cultism among 38,000 denominations world wide can develop from such a mess? The bible is so unclear........so far off objectivity that people and institutions are dedicated to trying to figure it all out..........silly but sad really.

Correct.........38,000 denominations of Christianity world wide.......and the Paul says in the epistles that "God is not the author of confusion"....... He's not? Get a group of believers together........even from the same church and ask them..........."is the rapture a pre/mid or post tribulation event...........then watch the confusion reign. and the Bible is the word of God? Something is not adding up here......

He certainly got one thing wrong as history has unfolded. The religious right is not engaged in dealing with climate change and social justice. The apocalyptic worldview is nearly totally dominate. Otherwise I resonate with him and enjoyed hearing from him from so long ago.

...now, in all Ehrman has to say remember his words and ask yourself, CAN I TRUST OR BELIEVE THIS MAN IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE TRI-UNE GOD?: _“Bruce Metzger is one of the great scholars of modern times... even though we may disagree on important religious questions_*-he is a firmly committed Christian and I am not...* - HENCE, ALTHOUGH WELL RESEARCHED AND MARKETED, HIS WORDS ARE THE OPINION OF MAN

There was a Christian revival before Pol Pot came to power

Mortality is a school of suffering and trials. We are here that we may be educated in a school of suffering and of fiery trials, which school was necessary for Jesus, our Elder Brother, who, the scriptures tell us, ‘was made perfect through suffering.’ It is necessary that we suffer in all things, that we may be qualified and worthy to rule, and govern all things, even as our Father in Heaven and His eldest son, Jesus.

Jahovah is salvation Repent accept jahovah and do good works

Yes, Bible have many historical error, discrepenses n contracdition, so automaticly Yesus divine is false also, better to him searc other God not birth from Virgin Marry, was Marry ( n husban ) worship to her son??? When, how???

According to most translations of Mark 2:26, ​​Jesus is said to have said that “in the days of Abiathar the high priest” David went into the house of God and ate of the showbread. Since Ahimelech, Abiathar's father, was high priest when this happened, this translation would be historically inaccurate. Interestingly, some early textual witnesses omit this phrase, nor does it appear in the parallel passages at Matthew 12:4 and Luke 6:4. However, a similar formulation is found in the Greek text of Mark 12:26 and Luke 20:37, and in these passages many translations use the phrase "in the story of". Thus, it seems appropriate to render Mark 2:26 so it reads: “As he entered into the house of God, according to the account of Abiathar the chief priest . . .” Since the account of Abiathar's activities begins shortly after the account of David going into the house of God to eat the showbread, and since Abiathar later became high priest of Israel under David's rule, this translation makes the historical Accuracy of report maintained. Could this be a solution?

Random jew herem As great a book and story as job is i Def find ezekiel ti be way better at explaining why we suffer and what is going on andnwhy it had to be that way

I like it better when Bart Ehrman gives a lecture without a host. The host adds nothing to the conversation. just waste time.

Your most recent presentation from U. C. Berkeley is nostalgic to me because UC Berkeley is my alma-mater (A.B. , B.S., MS., M.D. , 1964-1975). I came to realize early in my life that the “Bible” is a conglomerate novelty book, that adds confusion to historical and biological reality. Religion and belief based on nonsense is sheer poison for the young developing minds. book early in my life and was never bothered by any other considerations

And then there's the false pretense of scholarship that Bart brings to issues. Job was not written by two different authors. That is an assumption with no real basis in sound reasoning.

Do anyone else finds the questioner annoying?

man, the pin headed bible thumpers are thick as ticks on a hound dog on this site; Professor Ehrman sure has his work cut out for him;

You are well read but you thinks you have jewish answers to suffuring. Job bottom line is 'were you present at creation to know these answers.' at mount sinai the jewish nation was experiancing soul separation -- that is death, and they resurected. was God's way of saying I play with souls...the living. Focusing on the aspect of pain. We understand God as perfect and in finite and make a big mistake in his aspect of pain. Perfection according to us can never experience pain. But pain is his. The day he created the physical world he took it upon himself. When Man was created he was not sent to the physical world but in the Garden of Eden. If you would have eaten from the tree he would experience dead and pain and suffering. Eve understood that her job was in the lower worlds. And was ready. So thats when she got her physical body a window in God relm of suffering. That is the reason why God was telling Job friends you have to bring a sin sacrifice because you made a mistake and understanding suffering. we have to respect pain in human as God's experiance...the vessel cant expiriance infinite godliness. You are taught that God was an Idol who doesn't experience suffering. Does this picture of god placed in a place of old father bedridden with painful bed sores all over his body. With dementia. Will he be your hero, your King? you miss on the point that it is an opportunity for a finite and physical, imperfect man to choose infinite and perfect God. keep studing...go to jews they could be helpful.

So why did this happen if there is a God? Okay let's say there is no God. Why did this happen? Your answer, as an athiest, is what? So your answer is better than God's? Fascinating.

That’s right brothers and sisters in Christ. He made his point and it sounded SOOOO good doesn’t he? He almost persuaded my thoughts too, then I realized the serpent’s persuasion was just as good or even better, that’s why Eve n Adam got us into this mess in the first place. DO NOT allow the Satan to con you AGAN people. Oh, by the way, Judah regretted bitterly when he betrayed Jesus; don’t be Judah or you’ll be regretting F O R E V E R RRRRRRRRR

I agree fully that the Jews veered away from the concepts of the OT. They introduced man made theories that became dogma by the time Jesus ministered and persist to this very day, i.e: transmigration of souls, "holy" rabbis who have died, yet reappear from time to time due to their divine attributes etc.However, the concept of Satan as belonging to the spiritual realm and acting independently and contrary to God's will was universally accepted therefore can be branded solidly Judaic.

He fails to say anything with substance or meaning. Surely life without God is full of hopelessness and disillusionment. God isn’t the one with the problem. And the Bible does answer the problem of suffering.

Everyone is programmed and God works all things according to the counsel of his own will.

God allows suffering so rappers can have careers.

Does Bart ever comment on the DNA of Jesus?

MrFacet...Do you even know what a straw man is? From small to great, Ehrman can be discredited from many examples. You make no real point.

That there are some ethno-cultural-religious similarities common to the ancient fertile crescent cultures/religions does not mean they are one and the same any more than we are one and the same with the banana despite the fact we share 60% of our DNA with bananas. Bottom line is that the concept of Satan's origin and role has been fairly consistent and well attested to in Judaism for at least the past 3,000 years and your atheist ideology does not add nor subtract from this fact.

I put no trust in your emotional beliefs. I am not afraid, for God is my protector. Stop blathering nonsense. There are no pictures of heaven nor of hell nor of the lake of fire.

The Bible answers why we suffer. It says we learn obedience by the things that we suffer.

My threats are meaningless. But God's carry omnipotent force.

What's odd is that Protestant s claim to go only by solo Scriptures...Yet they seem to ignore the fact not one of the hundreds of variant versions of Christian Bibles match each other or the original koine Greek NT Papyrus or the original Hebrew or the Dead sea scrolls??? 1John 5:7-8,John 5:4,Mark 16:9-20 just a few... At least Catholics admit modifying scriptures. I only study the Hebrew Tanakh now. Way to many changes additions made to the Christian Bibles. There is only one Hebrew Bible and it matches the Dead sea scrolls. Use only Orthodox Tanakh not a JPS Reform version. Tenak Talk Channel goes into details with proof from scriptures.

Satan was created by God as a good being. He CHOSE to become evil because he was tempted to bring suffering to the world in order that he may be the prince of this world. Satan had absolute free will as do we, the only difference being that Satan never doubted God's existence anymore that you doubt your own existence because God reveals himself to the spirit world in a more explicit way than he does to human beings, thus Satan's choice was even more sinful stemming from greed, pride etc...

God created the light (good) and the shadow come with it (bad) you take out one the other will go too . now think

Now is the time when the anti-Christ appears and no one can "buy or sell unless they have the mark of the beast." Can you see it Bart Ehrman? Is there time for you to repent?

REPENT! GOD'S JUDGEMENT IS COMING!

(cont.) So when will your video proving your claims be coming forth? Well, it hasn't even to be a video series. Two examples in the comment section of Bart Ehrman lying, i.e. spreading falsehoods with the intent to deceive would suffice, since you speak of lies, plural. Even one example would be a start. So can you substantiate your claims, or have you been lying? Revelation 21:8 All liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.

Again, myfacevides, you have no clue what you're talking about. Obviously you think Bart really knows what he's talking about and can't be wrong. Think again. I find it interesting that YOU seem to be going around trying to defend him in some way. You might want to check into the fact that Bart is spreading lies and deception. At some point I will do a video series proving just that. You might want to stay tuned.

I can assure you that Bart Ehrman was never born again. "By their fruits you will know them." At least we know his bias now and his subjective autobiography.

And this guy knows nothing of Gods word or christ

Thought the interviewer was a lady

Answers to suffering from the Qur'an: Surah Baqarah. 2:152 So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me. 2:153 O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. 2:154 And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah , "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not. 2:155 And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,

BART, REPENT! GOD'S WRATH IS COMING

How can this guy Say he was a Born Again Christian. What kind of BORN AGAIN Christian, Has to question How God can allow suffering, and Tsunamis and All kinds of disasters. Has he forgotten the story of the Fall. He says he was still a believer, while he was wondering how God could let the people of Cambodia suffer etc. So Adam and Eves Sin against God, by taking the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.